Shade holder for electric-lamp sockets



i 12 1927. Apr! w. A. MARTIN SHADE HOLDER FOR ELECTRIC LAMP SOCKETS Filed March 22. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aprii 12 392? 1,624,794

, W. A. MARTIN SHADE HOLDER FOR ELECTRIC LAMP SOCKETS Filed March 22, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTUR- wammw l hold the shade, which is substantially enand carrying in stock, it is preferable that l I tion as applied to a modified form of socket; when the shade is in position.

-2 ferent figures. connected with an electric circuit, but also .Patente d Apr.12,1927." 1 1,524,794

v UNITED STATES PTE ill FFlCE. WILLIAM A, MARTIN, "or ronon'ro, onci'ARio, clinAnA. SEA-DE HOLDER m unscrew-LAMP socxn'rs.

Application filed March 22; 1924. Serial 1%. 701,152.

A demand exists for means for applying ing of the shade. ;With ajtapered coil, the shades to electric light sockets in the fiorm spring may occupy the inverted position of husks and the like, with which shade shown'in Fig.2. This tapered formation of holders of ordinary type cannot be used, the 'coil thus adapts my shade holder to'a 5 and my object is to provide a shade-holder large range of different sockets and husks. for this type of socket which willsecurely As {a matter of convenience in shipping tirely invisible, when in use, and which autothe shade holder should in effect form part .matically adjusts itself to a variety of sockof, the shade. For this purpose the larger 10' ets and lamps. I end of the coil is secured by soldering or I attain my object by means of the con otherwise to ,a metal ring 7, which ring is structions hereinafter-described and illusprovided with clips, whereby itmay be setrated in the accompanying drawings in cured within the rim of the upper opening which I j of the shade. Preferablythe clips are form- 15v Fig. 1 is an end elevation, partly inseced by fingers 8 integral with the ring and tion, showing" an electric lamp socket and adapted to. be "bent round the rim ofthe lamp with the shade and shade holder apshade inthe manner shown in "Figs. 1 and 2' plied thereto; of the drawings. The ends of these clips Fig, 2 a similar View showing the invenare inconspicuous and practically invisible 5 Fig. 3 a side elevation of the holder; and It should be understood that the term,

F ig. 4' a plan-view ofthe same. 7 electric lamp socket employed in the ap In the drawings like numerals of refer pended claims is intended-to include not ence indicate corresponding parts in the difonlygoperative parts by which the lamp is 1 is a threaded lampsocket of ordinary any ornamental husk, canopy or covering type, which is provided with the husk 2' employed therewith. having a shoulder 3 at its under side, against I What I claim is v j which the rim of the upper opening of the 1. A shade support forj'an electric light 3o shade 4 may lie. A lamp 5 screws into the socket comprising a coil spring adapted at socket in the usual manner. Engaging the one end to engage the neck of an electric neck of the lamp and the inside of the shade lamp and a ringconnected to the other end is a coil spring 6 which, when the lamp is of thecoil and formed with clips adapted screwed into the socket, is in a state of comto secure the ring within the upper opening .35 pression and securely holds the shade in enof a lamp shade.

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gagement with the shoulder 3 of the husk. 2. A shade support for an electric light Itwill be noted that this spring is formed socket comprising a, tapered coil spring as a tapered coil, The reason for this will adapted .at the smaller end to engagethe be evident on examination of Fig. 2 ofthe neck of an electric lamp and a ring con- 35 v nected to the other end of the coil and The husks or canopies, with which a socket formed with clips adapted to secure the ring is associated, often extend below the open-, within the upper opening of'a lamp shade. ing of the socket proper so that when a Signed at Toronto, Canada, this 6th day lampis-properly screwed in, the portion of of March, 1924." r its neck engaged by the coil spring will be I above the rim surrounding the upper open- WILLIAM A. MARTIN. 

